Sarah was waiting in the dining room. She nodded to Jorick and gave a cursory, "You're all right?" but Katelina didn't think she looked very concerned.
What do you want her to do? Hang off of his arm?
She didn't have an answer to her own question, so she drank her dinner silently. After a couple of glasses, Jorick asked, "How did the weapon sale go?"
With the excitement of the lion, Katelina had forgotten all about it. She tumbled out the story and Jorick frowned. "Let me see it."
Sarah pulled the dagger from her purse and, though Jorick leaned close, he stopped short of touching it.
"Don't tell me you believe that crap, too?" Sarah asked.
He seized the handle. "I didn't say I believed it." He hefted the weight and examined it. "But Andrei is nothing if not clever. He's made fortune after fortune. If he's willing to give away money to be rid of the thing, there's a good reason. Perhaps not the one Sorino gave you, but something."